Our 2018 TIFF Industry Conference will open with an intimate and inspiring conversation with award-winning Canadian activist and screen icon Tantoo Cardinal. An eminent activist and artist with an indomitable presence, Cardinal's seminal portraits of Indigenous characters have ignited screens globally in more than 120 film, television, and theatre projects over a 40-year career. Her credits include Dances with Wolves, Legends of the Fall, Black Robe, Wind River, Unnatural & Accidental, Luna: Spirit of the Whale, Sioux City, Mothers & Daughters, Loyalties, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Longmire, and Westworld.
Cardinal's advocacy is interwoven into all facets of her career. She works with clear purpose and conviction and, through the humanity of her craft, has elevated the authentic stories, visibility, and voices of Indigenous people around the world, on- and off-screen.
Cardinal is featured in three films at TIFF 2018, including the lead role in Darlene Naponse's Falls Around Her. She is also a Member of the Order of Canada — one of the country's highest civilian honours — and was recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a voting member. Join us and TIFF programmer Danis Goulet for an illuminating conversation with Tantoo Cardinal!
Supported by Betty-Ann Heggie.
Guest
Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal has appeared in over 120 film and television projects over the course of her 40-year career, and has won numerous awards for her performances. Her recent feature films include Hard Powder (with Liam Neeson), Angelique’s Isle, Wind River, Through Black Spruce (screening at this year’s Festival), The Corruption of the Divine, Maina, Chasing Shakespeare, Eden, and she recently wrapped the lead role in Falls Around Her. Her many other film credits include Legends of the Fall, Dances with Wolves, Black Robe, Loyalties, Luna: Spirit of the Whale, Unnatural & Accidental, and Loyalties. Her TV work has included recurring roles on the series Westworld, Longmire, Mohawk Girls, Arctic Air, North of 60, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Tantoo was recently awarded the Earle Grey Award, honouring her extensive contributions to Film and Television. She is also a Member of the Order of Canada, one of Canada’s highest civilian honours.
Guest
Danis Goulet
Danis Goulet co-programs the Festival’s Canadian Features programme. Prior to this, Goulet was co-programmer of the Short Cuts programme. She is also the former Artistic Director of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and has curated award-winning short-film commissioning projects including Embargo Collective I and II. Goulet has developed initiatives for the Ontario Arts Council and has served on the boards for the Toronto Arts Council and the Images Festival. As a director, her films have screened at numerous festivals in Canada and around the world, including the Toronto International Film Festival, Berlinale, imagineNATIVE and the Sundance Film Festival. She is an alumna of TIFF Talent Lab and the National Screen Institute. Goulet, who is Cree/Métis, was born in La Ronge, Saskatchewan and currently resides in Toronto.
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